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Nokia Lumia 521 vs Nokia X (Normandy)

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Rs. 4,449
(Discontinued)

 

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Summary
Performance

512 MB RAM

Snapdragon S4 Play

512 MB RAM

Display

4" (10.16 cm)

800x480 px (HD)

4.0" (10.16 cm)

480x800 px

Rear Camera

5 MP

Single Camera

3 MP

Single Camera

Battery

1430 mAh

9 h talktime (3G)

1500 mAh

10.5 h talktime (3G)

Storage

8 GB

64 GB (Expandable)

4 GB

32 GB (Expandable)

Front Camera

N/A

N/A

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General
Launch Date

March 10, 2014 (Official)

Operating System

Windows Phone v8

Android v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean)

Performance
Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Play MSM8225

CPU

Dual core, 1 GHz, Qualcomm Snapdragon S4

Dual core, 1 GHz, Cortex A5

Graphics

Adreno 302

RAM

512 MB

512 MB

Display
Display Type

IPS LCD

Screen Size

4 " (10.16 cm)

Resolution

800x480 px (HD)

Pixel Density

233 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

57.33 %

62.59 %

Screen Protection

Touch Screen

, , Multi-touch

Design
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Dimensions

Height: 124 mm
Width: 64 mm
Thickness: 9.9 mm

Height: 115.5 mm
Width: 63 mm
Thickness: 10.4 mm

Weight

124.5 grams

128.7 grams

Build Material

Case: Plastic
Back: Plastic

Colours

White

Black, Blue, Green, Red, White, Yellow

Camera
Main Camera
Camera Setup

Single

Single

Resolution

5 MP, Primary Camera(28 mm focal length)

3 MP f/2.8, Primary Camera(32.4 mm focal length)

Autofocus

Flash

No

Image Resolution

2592 x 1936 Pixels

2048 x 1536 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation

Exposure compensation, ISO control

Camera Features

4 x Digital Zoom
Touch to focus

4 x Digital Zoom
Face detection

Video Recording

1280x720 @ 30 fps

Front Camera
Battery
Capacity

1430 mAh

1500 mAh

Type

Li-ion

Li-ion

Removable

TalkTime

Up to 9 Hours(3G) / Up to 8 Hours(2G)

Up to 10.5 Hours(3G) / Up to 13.3 Hours(2G)

Standby time

Up to 400 Hours(3G)

Up to 408 Hours(2G)

USB Type-C

No

Storage
Internal Memory

8 GB

4 GB

Expandable Memory

, Up to 64 GB

, Up to 32 GB

Network & Connectivity
SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM, GSM

Dual SIM, GSM+GSM

SIM Size

SIM1: Micro

SIM1: Micro

Network Support

5G Not Supported in India, 3G, 2G

5G Not Supported in India, 3G, 2G

SIM 1

3G Bands:
UMTS 1700 / 1900 / 850 MHz
2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz
3G Speed:
HSDPA 21.1 Mbit/s ↓, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s ↑
GPRS:
Class B
EDGE:
236.8 kbps

3G Bands:
UMTS 2100 / 900 MHz
2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz
3G Speed:
HSDPA 7.2 Mbit/s ↓, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s ↑
GPRS:
85.6 kbps
EDGE:
236.8 kbps

SIM 2

2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz

Wi-Fi

, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)

, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

, v3.0

, v3.0

GPS

with A-GPS, Glonass

with A-GPS

NFC

No

USB Connectivity

USB 2.0, microUSB

USB 2.0, Mass storage device, USB charging, microUSB 2.0

Multimedia
FM Radio

, Stereo FM

Loudspeaker

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

Sensors
Fingerprint Sensor

No

Other Sensors

Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer

Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer

Applications

Adobe Acrobat Reader, SkyDrive storage, Company Hub, Excel, Word, Powerpoint, OneNote